The Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue is a Catalinbread overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster and the Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster. It pairs well with the Fender Prosonic and the Dumble Steel String Singer.
Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue
Catalinbread · pedal
The Catalinbread Silver Kiss mkII 2007 Reissue is a reissued version of the Portland boutique builder's vintage-styled treble booster pedal. The Silver Kiss is a silicon transistor-based treble booster designed to add upper-midrange and treble emphasis and natural harmonics when driving a tube amplifier front end. The 2007 reissue recreates the mkII circuit with updated components in a compact modern enclosure. Suited for players seeking the classic 1960s British treble booster character used in blues and classic rock for cutting lead tones and natural tube amp saturation.
What stands out
“Treble boost character is highly specific and most effective in rigs centered on British-voiced tube amplifiers with natural headroom”
— from the community notes
“Silicon transistor character provides a brighter, tighter treble boost compared to germanium alternatives, with consistent behavior regardless of temperature”
— from the reviews
“Suited for players seeking the classic 1960s British treble booster character used in blues and classic rock for cutting lead tones and natural tube amp saturation”
— from the listing
“Valued by treble booster enthusiasts and vintage tone collectors as a silicon-based alternative to germanium treble boosters, offering a slightly brighter and more consistent character”
— from the community notes
“Used primarily in classic British rock and blues rigs placed first in chain directly into a tube amplifier, consistent with traditional treble booster usage”
— from the community notes
Trade-offs
“Players who prefer warm, compressed germanium treble boost may find the silicon character brighter and”
— from the reviews
- treble
- silicon
- british
- natural
- treble booster
- boost
- saturation
- transistor
Genres the Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- Blues
- Blues Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Doom Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue
Fender Prosonic
amplifier
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Fender Prosonic leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
Dumble Steel String Singer
Dumble
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Dumble Steel String Singer leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W
Hiwatt
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Orange Terror Bass
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Orange Terror Bass's warm balances out the bright tone
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Orange Little Bass Thing leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Park P45H
Park
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Park P45H leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Gibson GA-50
Gibson
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run Gibson GA-50 after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue
Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser
Spaceman
19% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser after Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Greer Mizuki blue
Greer
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Where this leans bright, Greer Mizuki blue answers back warm
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
T-Rex Junior Roomate
T Rex
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run T-Rex Junior Roomate after Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
pedal
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler after Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue in the signal chain, clear of Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive
Solidgoldfx
tonal matchRun SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo
Dunlop
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Where this leans bright, Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo answers back warm
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster
pedal
66% similarityShared character: treble, boost, vintage charm
Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster
Catalinbread
66% similarityShared character: 60 watt all tube combo amplifier, high end, treble
Catalinbread Naga Viper MkII
Catalinbread
63% similarityShared character: 60 watt all tube combo amplifier, circuit, treble
Suhr Brighton Treble Booster
Suhr
62% similarityShared character: high end, treble, boost
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
61% similarityShared character: treble, boost, vintage charm
Death By Audio Thee Treble
Death By Audio
60% similarityShared character: circuit, treble, boost
Vox VTB-1 Treble Booster
Vox
59% similarityShared character: treble, boost, classic rock
Dallas Tuxedo 1959
Dallas
57% similarityShared character: treble, lead
Hornby Skewes Treble Booster
pedal
57% similarityShared character: treble, vintage charm
Díaz Texas Ranger
Diaz
57% similarityShared character: treble, boost, vintage charm
AnalogMan Beano Boost
Analog Man
56% similarityShared character: treble, natural, boost
Benson Amps Germanium Preamp (Boost)
Benson Amps
53% similarityShared character: high end, treble, boost
See all alternatives to the Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue?+
The closest matches in character are the Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster, the Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster, the Catalinbread Naga Viper MkII.
What pairs well with the Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Prosonic, Dumble Steel String Singer, Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W — Fender Prosonic leans warm right where the bright tone needs it.